#it's a bit of a monkey's paw

[thana-topsy]

Do you deal in some sort of sorcery? I had the most absurd dream.

You were carving sigils into a tree.

My attorney advised me that I should neither confirm nor deny any sorcery allegations.

Do you remember what the sigils looked like?

[kineticallyanywhere]

Time & Space pages 1-2 ( This is the start || ao3 (not yet!) || next ) Starts less than 24 hours after the death of Willy Stampler. With the job done, there's finally time to sort some things out. They just need the right amount of space.

[kyurochurro]

lackadaisy has inspired me... what if... they were kitties....

[spockvarietyhour]

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye the Science Guy

[purityvalentine]

it's driving me crazy not streaming but i just have to sate myself with the knowledge that i'm so close to finally getting to do so many things i've wanted to do for ages now

[windsfavored]

anonymous &&. said... If you really could change the past, and not just memories, would you now?

he  can  predict  what  the  expected  answer  might  be.  that  he'll  say  no  —  that  he'll  acknowledge  the  past  as  some  immutable  thing,  already  set  in  stone  no  matter  how  much  one  might  wish  to  the  CONTRARY.  that  trying  to  toy  with  those  powers  is  a  wasted  effort.  something  destined  only  to  end  in  dissatisfaction  at  best  and  devastation  at  worst.  he  understands  now  that  to  wish  that  one  had  never  been  born  is  a  foolish  desire;  satisfaction  can  never  be  attained  by  trading  a  life  for  another  —  misery  does  not  DISSOLVE  as  easily  as  the  puddles  left  after  the  rain.  it's  merely  RESHUFFLED;  his  prior  act  of  tampering  with  irminsul  has  proven  that.  when  the  balladeer  dreamed  of  reclaiming  his  birthright,  of  becoming  a  TRUE  GOD,  he  deluded  himself  into  thinking  he  could  rebalance  those  scales  —  spread  misfortune  equally  to  every  soul  in  teyvat,  so  no  one  soul  languished  in  endless  agony  while  the  undeserving  flourished.

yet  what  this  person  proposes  is  nothing  of  the  sort.  to  change  the  past  —  to  ACTUALLY  change  the  past.  to  hold  authority  even  over  fate  itself.  if  there  were  no  repercussions  to  doing  so,  what  reason  would  the  wanderer  ever  have  to  hesitate?  why  should  he  allow  his  loved  ones  to  suffer  —  to  leave  generations  of  innocent  souls  to  be  demolished  by  the  aftershocks  of  his  past  mistakes?  why  should  he  let  the  doctor  walk  free,  with  all  of  the  influence  and  resources  he  could  ever  possibly  need  to  enact  further  TRAGEDIES  at  his  fingertips?  (  niwa  wouldn't  suffer.  kazuha  wouldn't  suffer.  no  one  would  need  to  suffer.  )  ren  has  accepted  the  cards  he's  been  giving  because  the  futility  of  his  own  actions  have  proven  trying  to  change  them  is  ultimately  POINTLESS.  he  can  live  burdened  by  his  sins  —  even  if  it  means  resigning  himself  to  an  eternity  irrevocably  stained  by  them.  it  isn't  pleasant,  but  attempting  to  forge  a  better  future  is  the  only  compensation  he  can  give  to  those  he's  hurt.  however ...  what  if  he  had  another  option?

he  wants  to  live  —  he  DOES  now.  his  life  has  become  so  much  brighter  than  he  ever  thought  possible.  (  than  he  ever  thought  he  DESERVED.  )  but ...  didn't  the  innocents  who  shouldered  unimaginable  tragedy  and  died  also  want  to  live?

❝  ...  yes. ❞  assuming  there  wouldn't  be  any  hidden  strings  attached…  any  other  answer  would  be  SELFISH,  wouldn't  it?  what  right  does  he  have  to  place  himself  above  them?

YES  OR  NO  ANSWERS  ONLY.

[thevalleyisjolly]

You know this class on LGBTQ+ library users is going to be good when the prof starts out by asking who knows what every letter in 2SLGBTQIA+ stands for (:

[starlene]

Since it's now Time For Siiri's Musical Theatre Opinion o'clock, here's one:

Now that he's actually starting to be around the right age for the role, there should be a new Swedish production of Rebecca with Philip Jalmelid as Maxim de Winter. Vocally, he's a great match for the part, he was just way too young ten years ago and that kinda ruined the whole vibe back then.

Manifesting!!!

[mqfx]

can you give us some fenglian sprinkles in the fic my liege..

I got u beloved I'll put in on the post-it note of my mind 🫡🫡🫡 do I have any in the outline rn? I know in ch2 they went off together to help auntie lü and then fx gave xl advice. and then in another chapter fx reminisces that he had devoted his human life to guarding xl. squints do I have more crumbs in there 🤔 will check 2morrow and add m--WAIT FUCK I JUST REMEMBERED ACT IV AHAHAHAHAH YOU'RE GOOD FENG/LIAN BABY WE GOT U COVERED

[procrastinatingattorney]

........the temptation to say directly to some fans that "they'd love c/olleen ho/over books if it was yaoi" but im afraid i'd be slaughtered where i stand

[emiemi345]

"I want an episode with Chilli's mum!"

(A finger on the monkey's paw curls)

[kineticallyanywhere]

Monkey’s Paw pages 148-151 ( START HERE || ao3 || previous || next ) AU after episode 62. The Omega Dads try a more desperate gambit, but   careful what you wish for. Our dads find alternate versions of themselves in a strange dreamscape.Ifyou die in the dream,doyou die in real life?

heeeeeyyyyy I've been through like 3 major life shifts since the last update lol

ANYWAY this Henry and Hen conversation is literally like a thousand words long total. i actually made it longer on purpose. I was like 'hm. this is a lot of talking... but is it enough talking?' and I thought back to the transcriptions of Will's characters' major scenes and said a definitive 'No.'

[the-golden-ghost]

Me: I'm so stuck and stagnated and trapped in this miserable slog I wish something would Happen so that my life would change for the better but alas I have no will to push myself forward

Me: *gets laid off*

[fluxedbuds]

i LOVE making character designs so quite frankly that post is a buffet to me. everybody wins

[finrays]

Anyway, between work and dealing with a pet death today, I do NOT have the energy or emotional wherewithal for Fandom Debates/Wank tonight, so I’ll be blocking anything further that crosses my inbox. Thank you for your time.

[explosiontooth]

Still cant believe edgar got more plot relevance than charles in AOTD. god was on my side